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English grammar Hi friends which one is right? I did not know that my hand had touched her hand. I did not know that my hand has touched her hand.

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"... had touched her hand" if the contact was before the moment under discussion. Example: "After the meeting, she told me not to touch her again. I didn't know that I had touched her hand." "... was touching her hand" if the contact was at the moment under discussion. Example: "During the meeting, she told me not to touch her again. I didn't know that I was touching her hand." "... has touched" is incorrect because "I didn't know" refers to a past moment.
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Thank you
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I interpret them to mean different things. One talks about the event as it happened in the past. One talks about the event as it's still happening.

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